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Medical/Nursing Home Negligence

Lafayette Lawyer for Medical and Nursing Home Negligence

When it comes to medical care, a patient can and should expect a high quality of care. If you have experienced substandard care in a nursing home, hospital, clinic, doctor's office or assisted living facility, attorney Kenneth W. DeJean and his team can help.

Medical malpractice or negligence can include:

  • Failure to diagnose on the doctor's part
  • Failure to get informed consent
  • Nursing errors
  • RNs or LPNs performing procedures they're not authorized to do
  • Surgical errors
  • Leaving a foreign object in a body after surgery, including sponges, gauze or surgical instruments
  • Operating on the wrong body part
  • Equipment malfunctions during treatment or care

Nursing home negligence can include:

  • Nursing errors
  • Medication errors
  • Improper administration of medication
  • Bed sores or other hygiene issues
  • Staff not qualified to perform a procedure
  • Malnutrition
  • Insufficient staffing

It is especially important in this area of law to find a lawyer who will provide the compassion, care and focused attention that was missing on the doctor or nursing home's part. We are a can-do team that will do our personal best to help you recover physically, emotionally and financially. Professionalism, experience, loyalty, client contact and prompt communication are the hallmarks of our firm.

In the Lafayette area and throughout Louisiana, clients can call Ken DeJean and expect a prompt return phone call. Call 337-235-5294 or contact me online.

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Kenneth W. DeJean
417 W. University Avenue
Lafayette, LA 70506

Phone: 337-235-5294
Fax: 337-235-1095
Toll Free: 800-284-3962

Mailing address:

PO Box 4325
Lafayette, LA 70502

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